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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week May 13, 2011 Here is a random assortment of photos from the sport. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  Thomas Jundt, the Geneva based sailor and engineer, unveiled the 2011 version of his experimental foiler, Mirabaud LX, which now features an innovative new wing mast.  And this is why they charge a hefty damage deposit. Action this week at Match Race France, the opening event of the 2011 World Match Racing Tour.  The 21st Homer Lowe Memorial Sunfish Regatta was held over Mother's day weekend hosted by the Marsh Harbour Sailing Club on Abacos Bahamas. The Regatta was held in conjunction with the Hugh Cottis Memorial Optimist Regatta.  Hiking hard during the Annapolis Wednesday night race on the J/35 Aunt Jean.  Photographer Cory Silken provides your May computer monitor background image. Click on either standard screen or wide screen, and then once the image opens, right click on 'Set as Background'.  Fried Elliott in the lobby at the final day of the 2011 International Sailing Federation Mid-Year Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His shirt reads, "Our 2nd Century of Excellence Begins Today” and was signed by all members of the Star team in attendance at the meeting. Photo by Barbara Beigel-Vosbury.  Photo by Millie Rice from the 2011 US Trimaran National Championship sailed last week out of Pensacola Beach Yacht Club in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Click here for event report.  The members of the Carlyle Sailing Association in Carlyle, Illinois are ready for the sailing season to begin... but their lake isn't. Lake Carlyle is 13 feet higher, with the water being held rather than released. With severe flooding down the Mississippi, the U-S Army Corps of Engineers has not allowed any water to be released. Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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